Monthly Archives: November 2008

New associationsPatricia K. Martin has joined Bowditch & Dewey in Framingham as a partner in the estate planning practice group. Frank McNamara has joined the firm’s Worcester office as of counsel, and Ariel Grayson, Douglas T. Radigan and Christianna M.L. ...

By Patrick M. Hamilton In its Oct. 2 decision in United States v. Thurston, 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 20835, (Thurston III), the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals effectively conceded that substantive appellate review of criminal sentences in this circuit ...

To the editor: While I am most impressed by the strength and courage of the attorneys recognized by Lawyers Weekly in the Nov. 10 Women of Justice section, I am most disappointed by the paper’s decision to “honor” them with ...

To the editor: Because of the legalization of gay marriage in Massachusetts, the image of the commonwealth as a land of enlightenment shines brighter than ever. But the state’s archaic alimony laws tell a story of such harsh, pervasive injustice ...

A Boston Bar Association task force released a report this year entitled “Gideon’s New Trumpet.” The report revives a debate that has long simmered in the legal community: Are there certain civil cases for which individuals should be guaranteed a ...